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unladen

unladen adjective: not carrying anything; unburdened. Also the past participle of unlade.

Adjective

unladen (not comparable)

  1. Not carrying anything; unburdened.
    • What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?1975, Monty Python, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Also used as

unladen is also the past participle of unlade.

Origin of unladen

From un- + laden, from lade (“to load or burden”).

Questions about unladen

What does unladen mean?
Unladen means not carrying anything; unburdened.
What part of speech is unladen?
Unladen is an adjective.

Words near unladen in the dictionary

  1. unlaconic
  2. unlacquered
  3. unladdered
  4. unlade
  5. unladed
  6. unladen
  7. unlades
  8. unladilike
  9. unlading
  10. unladings
  11. unlady-like

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